Originally Posted by MattyB
I'll have to be paying over £1000/year before they get me anywhere near slow, turbo-lagged dirty diesel power

I fully agree Matt...
Netcom80 has been unfortunate with his gearbox problems, but at least he had Alfa Warranty behind him. However his choice of replacement from VW will not provide anything like the the level of entertainment, driver satisfaction & interior trim quality etc which comes as standard issue with the 147GTA, and I think he will miss his Alfa
Martin.